A second interview with the prime candidate brings no immediate news on hiring.

Gus Bradley's journey to Philadelphia on Tuesday was tracked from the moment the private Cessna Citation X twin jet Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie sent for him took off from Seattle.

The popular Philadelphia sports blog site crossingbroad.com even provided a link to a site (flightaware.com) that provided live updates on exactly where the plane was, where it was scheduled to land and so forth.

Once on the ground, Bradley didn't take more than two steps off the plane, which landed at Philly's smaller airport in the Northeast before reporters andbloggers started snapping photos and videos of him quickly being whisked into a sport utility vehicle The SUV took him to Lurie's house, among other places, to continue the conversation that began on Saturday, when Bradley's initial job interview time was limited due to his current team, the Seattle Seahawks, still being alive in the playoffs.

Bradley, as of Tuesday evening, officially remained Seattle's defensive coordinator, but he won't be for long.

Whether the Eagles hire him to be their new head coach is another matter. But Bradley is almost certain to get a head coaching job for 2013.

At least one media report, by former NFL player Kevin O'Connell, claimed Bradley had already agreed to become the Eagles' coach and that Tuesday's second interview was simply a matter of getting the contract language in order.

Bradley has emerged as a rising star in the NFL by helping transform one of the worst defenses in the league into what is now the absolute stingiest over a span of four seasons.

Of the 11 men the Eagles are known to have interviewed for the position that opened when they parted ways with Andy Reid after 14 seasons, Bradley is the only one they've had in for a second interview.

Knowing how important this hire will be, O'Connell probably jumped the gun with his report, if only because the initial meeting Bradley had with the Eagles could not possibly have been long enough to cover all the points each side needs to cover in such a process.

For example, the Eagles spent more than nine hours with Chip Kelly but were limited to less than two hours in Saturday's first interview with Bradley.

General manager Howie Roseman, who along with team president Don Smolenski has been with Lurie every step of the way in this search, explained in a video posted on the Eagles' website last week that every detail of the team's operations is discussed thoroughly, which is why it takes so long.

"Everything, every aspect of the organization [is discussed]," Roseman said. "It's how [the prospective new coaches] run meetings, it's how they run training camp, what they're looking for in players, what they're looking for in coaches. Getting an overall picture.

"Being a head coach in the National Football League is a big job, and you're a CEO, so you have to have a plan and know what you're doing in every area. You would be surprised at how detailed these people are when it comes to strength and conditioning or training staff or equipment or video. They have the answers. It's very interesting to hear."